Brazil Streets Echo Again with Shouts of 'Out, Temer' and 'Elections Now'
Source: Brazzil
Brazil Streets Echo Again with Shouts of 'Out, Temer' and 'Elections Now'
Newsroom 12 September 2016
Thousands of Brazilians once again filled Paulista Avenue this past Sunday in the city of São Paulo to demand an end to the Michel Temer regime and for new elections to be held immediately.
"This government is illegitimate and we want direct elections now. This is a moment of resistance. If the coup leaders establish themselves (in power), the price will be high," Guilherme Boulos, a leading figure in the anti-coup demonstrations, told reporters.
President Michel Temer was installed after Congress voted to oust democratically-elected President Dilma Rousseff. He has presided over a rollback in social gains and programs.
Temer's government is composed of right-wing ministers and seeks to implement a neoliberal program. A bill presented by Temer is currently before the lower house of Congress. It proposes a 20-year freeze in government spending in social areas.
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Sao Paulo, Sept. 11, 2016
